Purcell, Mary.

The World of Monsieur Vincent: The Life of St. Vincent de Paul.

Reprint of 1963 edition. Dublin, Veritas, 1989. 14 cm x 21.5 cm. 252 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Inscription by preowner.

Includes the following chapters: Out of Gascony / Town and Gown / By the Waters of Babylon / Flagstones of the Great / Hungry Flocks and Fallow Fields / Our Lords, the Poor / Opening Furrows / Hand to the Plough / Caritas Christi Urget Nos / Stony Ground and Thorns / Father of the Patria / Feeding the Flocks of God / The End is Charity.

″St. Vincent de Paul (24 April 1581 – 27 September 1660) was a French Roman Catholic priest who dedicated himself to serving the poor. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. He was canonized in 1737. He was renowned for his compassion, humility and generosity and is known as the “Great Apostle of Charity”.”(Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Biography · French History · Hagiography · History · Saints · St Vincent de Paul
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853900192
• Inventory Number: 72587AB

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